Show an old citizen boue at 11 30 ol 01 i k Abrao iG one of alie diet settlers of grovu blied it his in the second vt aid of bronchitis he was the son of peter wilson and eveline Gollin fi lie wn itty years old having been burn may lb 1830 in morgan county illinois he became a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in 1839 and after pasing pas ing many of the early persecutions of the church he came to utah in IS 18 in he came to provo with his father and these two may be called the founders of provo for they the first whites who settled here the indian wars in utah county are matters of history in many of these bogli father and son took an active part during the barof 0 abram was the captain of a volunteer company of cavalry afterward lie became chief of police in provo and acted as indian interpreter having acquired tiie ute dialect he lias held many oilier important positions both in a civil and a church capacity among them being city councilor in provo city aud president of the second ward teachers quorum he was also a member of the quorum of the seventies A wife four sons three daughters and a number of grandchildren are left to mourn liis loss |